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Elon Musk Fires Majority Of Twitter’s External Contractors

More firings. Elon Musk reportedly axes 4,400 of 5,500 external contractors that worked on Twitter's content moderation

2 years ago

Amazon To Axe 10,000 Jobs – Report

E-commerce giant Amazon to follow similar moves by other tech players, with largest headcount reduction in its history

2 years ago

Binance Chief Warns Of Crypto ‘Bad Players’

Head of biggest crypto exchange Binance says regulations are needed but can't protect people from a 'bad player'

2 years ago

Crypto.com Reassures Investors After FTX Collapse

Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com reassures users company is 'secure' after spectacular fall of major player FTX last week

2 years ago

Twitter Switches To Grey Checks After Wave Of Impersonations

Twitter rolls out grey checkmarks for verified accounts after wave of high-profile impersonations by paid Twitter Blue users

2 years ago

FTX Crypto Exchange Files For Bankruptcy, CEO Resigns

Chapter 11 for cryptocurrency exchange FTX, after it failed to secure rescue bid and additional funding. CEO Sam Bankman-Fried resigns

2 years ago

FTC Closely Watching Developments At Twitter, As More Resign

Elon Musk raises possibility of bankruptcy at Twitter, as entire privacy and compliance team resigns prompting FTC warning

2 years ago

More Twitter Departures As Security Boss Resigns

Exodus at Twitter continues, after security chief Lea Kissner confirms resignation from the microblogging platform

2 years ago

President Biden Says Elon Musk Relationships With Other Countries ‘Worth Looking Into’

National security threat? President Biden says Elon Musk's relationships with other countries “is worthy of being looked at”

2 years ago

Crypto Market Rocked As Binance Drops FTX Rescue Deal

Cryptocurrency prices plunge after crypto exchange platform Binance withdraws from purchase of its failing rival FTX Trading

2 years ago

Meta To Axe More Than 11,000 Staff

Mark Zuckerberg tells Meta staff that he is axing more than 13 percent of the workforce, and will extend hiring…

2 years ago

Geneva Police Ground Drone Busting Eagles

Where eagles no longer dare. Switzerland cancels its drone busting eagle duo, over uncertain success rates and safety concerns

2 years ago

US Seeks Forfeiture Of $1bn In Bitcoin Stolen From Silk Road

US law enforcement seeks forfeiture of more than $1bn in Bitcoin stolen from illegal marketplace Silk Road in 2012 hack

2 years ago

Meta Expected To Announce Mass Layoffs This Week

Facebook parent Meta reportedly planning layoffs to affect thousands of staff, with announcement coming as soon as Wednesday

2 years ago

Twitter UK Staff Given Notice For Cuts Consultation

Twitter UK staff given three days to nominate representative for consultation amidst mass layoffs by new owner Elon Musk

2 years ago

Musk Bans Impersonation Twitter Accounts

New Twitter owner Elon Musk says impersonation accounts to be permanently suspended without warning, raising questions about free speech

2 years ago

Mastodon User Base Doubles Amidst Twitter Uncertainty

Decentralised social network Mastodon Social sees user base double in two weeks as Elon Musk Twitter takeover raises questions for…

2 years ago

Amazon Pauses Corporate Workforce Hiring

Weeks after it paused hiring for corporate retail jobs, Amazon extends hiring freeze for roles across its corporate workforce

2 years ago

Elon Musk Begins Mass Lay-Offs At Twitter

Mass layoffs begin Friday morning, amid speculation Elon Musk will axe at least half of platform's 7,000 strong workforce

2 years ago

Twitter Staff Brace Amid Reports Musk Will Axe Half Of Workforce

Beleaguered staff at Twitter are bracing themselves for bad news, amid multiple reports Elon Musk will axe half of the…

2 years ago

Twitter Advertising Exec Resigns After Musk Takeover

Chief Commercial Officer at Twitter, Sarah Personette, confirms she resigned last Friday after Elon Musk takeover

2 years ago

Elon Musk Dissolves Twitter’s Board Of Directors

Call me Chairman Musk. Tesla CEO becomes the sole director of Twitter after he dissolves its board of directors

2 years ago

Instagram Blames ‘Bug’ After Global Outage

Monday's Instagram outage comes less than a week after another Meta platform (WhatsApp) suffered major outage

2 years ago

Musk ‘To Axe Quarter Of Twitter Staff’

Elon Musk reportedly to cut quarter of Twitter staff in first round of layoffs as he reassures EU about removing…

2 years ago

Musk Denies Cutting Twitter Jobs To Avoid Payouts

Elon Musk denies timing job cuts to avoid making end-of-year stock grant payouts to Twitter staff as he takes control…

2 years ago

Elon Musk Owns Twitter, Pledges It Won’t Become ‘Free-for-all Hellscape’

CEO Parag Agrawal and finance chief Ned Segal escorted out of Twitter HQ, after Elon Musk concludes acrimonious acquisition and…

2 years ago

Meta Shares Plummet Over Costs, Weak Forecast

Investors take fright as Meta's revenues fall for second straight quarter, and warns of more costs ahead, forecasts weak holiday…

2 years ago

Elon Musk Enters Twitter HQ Carrying Sink, As Deal Deadline Nears

Ahead of Friday's deadline, Elon Musk visits Twitter HQ carrying sink – reportedly tells staff he doesn't plan to axe…

2 years ago

Twitter Losing Most Active Users – Report

Challenge for Elon Musk? Internal documents allegedly reveal Twitter is struggling to keep its most active users engaged

2 years ago